ARTICLES ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT BY DATE - PAGE 3

CRAWFORD COUNTY - Deputies from the Crawford County Sheriff's Dept. are seeking leads after a 22-year-old woman, out walking her dog east of the I-75 business loop in Grayling, was allegedly sexually assaulted Tuesday. Sheriff Kirk Wakefield stated deputies responded to the River Country Motor Lodge on the I-75 business loop around 6:06 p.m. for a report of a sexual assault. The woman was reportedly walking on the property between the motor lodge and the Timberly Village Campground at 243 Woodlawn Blvd.

PETOSKEY -- Petoskey Department of Public Safety officers have continued to investigate a report of a criminal sexual assault occurring Oct. 12 in a residential neighborhood south of the city's downtown. On Friday, public safety director John Calabrese said some evidence associated with the case -- said to involve a male assailant and a female North Central Michigan College student as the victim -- had been collected and sent to a lab for processing. The assault was alleged to have taken place during the early-morning hours of Oct. 12 in an outdoor area near the intersection of Howard and Rush streets, Calabrese has said.

The Petoskey Department of Public Safety is investigating a report of criminal sexual conduct alleged to have taken place last weekend in a residential neighborhood south of the city's downtown. Public safety director John Calabrese said his department received a report of the incident about 2 a.m. Friday, and that it was said to have occurred earlier that morning. The assault - involving a male assailant and a female victim who is a North Central Michigan College student - is thought to have taken place in an outdoor area near the intersection of Howard and Rush streets, he said.

CHARLEVOIX - The Charlevoix County Sheriff's Office has arrested a 22-year-old Boyne City man who they allege raped a woman in Eveline Township in July , stole her vehicle and then stole a second vehicle, according to a sheriff's office news release. A warrant for Cody Michael Mittig was issued and Mittig voluntarily turned himself in and was arrested. He was arraigned today, Tuesday, before 90th District Court Judge Richard May, according to the release. Mittig has pleaded not guilty and May set a $20,000 personal recognizance bond, the release states.

EAST JORDAN -- The Women's Resource Center of Northern Michigan recently celebrated the opening of its new satellite office in East Jordan with a ribbon cutting. The office is located at 100 Main St., Suite F, on the second floor of the renovated Main Street Center building. Jen Rashleigh-Houser, a counselor-advocate with the agency, will provide individual support services for survivors of domestic abuse and sexual assault from the East Jordan office on Wednesdays. Services are free and confidential for survivors, regardless of age or when the assault occurred.

LONDON (AP) - Ecuador said Thursday that it was granting asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a decision that thrilled supporters but will do little to defuse the standoff at the Latin American nation's London embassy, where the Australian ex-hacker has been holed up for almost two months. Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino said Ecuador believed Assange faced a real threat of political persecution - including the prospect of extradition to the United States, where Patino said the head of the secret-spilling website would not get a fair trial.

CHARLEVOIX - While no arrests have been made in connection to a sexual assault reported in Charlevoix County last month, Charlevoix County Sheriff Don Schneider said the investigation is moving forward. "I've been talking with the undersheriff and my detectives as late as yesterday about it ... we're still moving forward with the complaint and we did more follow up this week," Schneider told the News-Review today, Friday. Schneider said waiting for DNA evidence can slow the process.

EVELINE TOWNSHIP - The Charlevoix County Sheriff's Office is investigating a report of a sexual assault, which occurred about 1 a.m. Wednesday, according to a news release. The victim, a 37-year-old Charlevoix woman, told police she was raped by an unknown person to whom she had given a ride in her vehicle. The attacker subsequently stole her truck and abandoned it a short distance away. The attacker then stole a second vehicle that was later located in Boyne City, according to the release.

PETOSKEY - A man accused of and convicted of, among other crimes, torturing a woman in Bear Creek Township earlier this year was sentenced in Emmet County's 57th Circuit Court Monday morning to prison, said Emmet County prosecutor Jim Linderman. Joshua Bennett Unrein, 33, of Petoskey, who was found guilty of all charges against him by a jury last month, now faces a minimum of nearly 32 years in prison, Linderman said. Specifically, Unrein was sentenced to serve 30-60 years in prison for one count of torture, 20-30 years in prison for one count of unlawful imprisonment, 156 months-20 years in prison for one count of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, 5-8 years each for three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon (felonious assault)